A LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA, SUPPLEMENT C.
by BEANS, George H.
1963. BEANS, George H. A LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA, SUPPLEMENT C. Jenkintown: Tall Tree Library, 1963. One of 100 copies. 42 pp. 4to., red cloth stamped in gilt on spine. Fine. B/w frontispiece and illustrations. Lacks additional errata slip.
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A LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA
by BEANS, George H.
1951. BEANS, George H. A LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA. Jenkintown: Tall Tree Library (No. 23), 1951. One of 150 copies. 51 pp. 4to., red cloth stamped in gilt on spine. Fine in a slightly torn glassine dustjacket. B/w frontispiece and illustrations.
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A LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA
by BEANS, George H.
1951. BEANS, George H. A LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA. Jenkintown: Tall Tree Library (No. 23), 1951. One of 150 copies. 51 pp. 4to., red cloth stamped in gilt on spine. Fine in a slightly chipped glassine dustjacket. B/w frontispiece and illustrations.
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LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA, + SUPPLEMENTS A, B & C.
by BEANS, George H.
1951. BEANS, George H. A LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA. Jenkintown: Tall Tree Library, 1951. 1/150 copies. Offered with SUPPLEMENT A. Jenkintown: Tall Tree Library, 1955. 1/100 copies. And, SUPPLEMENT B. Jenkintown: Tall Tree Library, 1958. 1/100 copies. And, SUPPLEMENT C. Jenkintown: Tall Tree Library, 1963. 1/100 copies. Four volumes, complete. Printed by The Anthoensen Press. Illustrated. Slim quartos: 51; 52; 66; 42 pp. Uniformly bound in brick cloth cloth with gilt-stamped titles to spine. Fine.... Read More
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A LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA, SUPPLEMENT C.
by BEANS, George H.
1963. BEANS, George H. A LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA, SUPPLEMENT C. Jenkintown: Tall Tree Library, 1963. One of 100 copies. 42 pp. 4to., red cloth stamped in gilt on spine. Fine in a good torn glassine dust jacket. B/w frontispiece and illustrations. Errata slip laid in.
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Autograph Note signed and envelope
by BEAUREGARD,PIERRE G. T.
BEAUREGARD, PIERRE G. T. Autograph Note signed and envelope. "I trust she may live/many years to give you/ joy & remember the "teachings of early youth-"/ I remain yrs very truly/ G.T. Beauregard. Beauregard (1818-1893) was a Confederate General.
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COMPLETE WORKS OF THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES
by BEDDOES,Thomas Lovell
1928. BEDDOES, Thomas Lovell. COMPLETE WORKS OF THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES. London: The Fanfrolico Press, 1928. Two volumes complete. Limited edition of 750 of which this is number 17. 8vo. 590pp. One- quarter black cloth with decorated cloth covered boards. Tan title label ruled and lettered in black to spine. Writings of the early 19th century poet, dramatist and physician who was obsessed with death and committed suicide at age 45. Edited by Sir Edmund Gosse. One work, "Death's Jest... Read More
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PHEASANTS
by BEEBE, William
1926. BEEBE, William. PHEASANTS. THEIR LIVES AND HOMES. In 2 vols. Garden City: Doubleday Page and Co., 1926. First trade edition. 4to., green cloth lettered in gilt, spine in gilt, t.e.g. Illustrated throughout. Very slight bubbling of the cloth, else a fine set in soiled and nicked dustwrappers. Internally clean and bright.
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MISS BEECHER'S DOMESTIC RECEIPT BOOK: DESIGNED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO HER
by BEECHER, Catharine
1849. BEECHER, [Catharine]. MISS BEECHER'S DOMESTIC RECEIPT BOOK: DESIGNED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO HER TREATISE ON DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Third edition. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1849. Early printing of the third edition. Wood-engraved text illustrations. [2],xiii,306,[2],24 pp., + 8 pp. ads. 12mo., publisher's brown cloth, gilt-stamped title at spine, sides blocked in blind. Ink ownership ffep. Binding is generally worn and skewed, being edgeworn and rubbed all over, and chipped at crown. The cloth along the top joint is... Read More
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OVERSIZE PHOTOGRAPH: GROUP PORTRAIT OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, 1882
by BELL, C. M.
BELL, C. M., photographer. OVERSIZE PHOTOGRAPH: GROUP PORTRAIT OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, 1882. Washington, DC: C. M. Bell, 1882. Framed albumen silver print. Image (with rounded corners at top) approximately 14 1/3 x 20 inches; frame 26 1/4 x 30 1/8 inches. From left to right: Justices Bradley, Woods, Miller, Gray, Chief Justice Waite, Justices Harlan, Field, Blatchford and Matthews. Bell's signature is printed in facsimile on the lower left portion of the mat. Photo in very good condition,... Read More
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MYSTERIES OF TRADE, OR THE GREAT SOURCE OF WEALTH; CONTAINING RECEIPTS
by BEMAN, David
1825. ALL VARIETIES OF FORMULAS, RECIPES - INCLUDING FERMENTED LIQUORS, PORTER, ALE, NUMEROUS VARIATIONS OF BEERS AND WINES BEMAN, David. THE MYSTERIES OF TRADE, OR THE GREAT SOURCE OF WEALTH; CONTAINING RECEIPTS AND PATENTS IN CHEMISTRY AND MANUFACTURING; WITH PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE USEFUL ARTS. Boston: Printed for the Author by Wm. Bellamy, 1825. 152 pp. + errata slip tipped in at end. 8vo., strait grained morrocco with gilt and blindstamped boards, gilt spine, discreet paper spine label. Spine... Read More
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SAITO MUSASHI-BO BENKEI
by BENNEVILLE, JAMES S.
1910. DeBenneville, James S. SAITO MUSASHI-BO BENKEI. (Tales of the Wars of the Gempei). Being the Story of the Lives and Adventures of Iyo-no-Kami Minamoto Kuro Yoshitsune and Saito Musashi-bo Benkei the Warrior Monk. Yokohama: Published by the author, 1910. First edition, in two volumes. 8vo, green cloth, stamped in gilt; vol. 1: xxvii + 391pp. + ads, vol. 2: vi + 453pp. + map. Color frontispieces and 23, 47 b&w plates, complete. A bit of yellowing to the... Read More
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AUTOGRAPH
by BERLIN, Irving
19. BERLIN, Irving. AUTOGRAPH. Signature in ink on blank sheet, 8" x 5". Very good; shows some creasing.
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ELEMENTS OF THE ART OF DYEING: WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE ART OF
by BERTHOLLET, C. L.
1824. BERTHOLLET, C. L. & A. B., transl. by Andrew URE. ELEMENTS OF THE ART OF DYEING: WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE ART OF BLEACHING BY OXYMURIATIC ACID, 2 volumes. London: Printed for Thomas Tegg, Simpkin & Marshall, R. Griffin & Co., Glasgow, and J. Cumming, Dublin, 1824. Second edition, translated from the French. 408 pp. + 7 engraved plates/453 pp. + 2 engraved plates (the second of which is partially detached, laid in). 8vo., half black morocco with... Read More
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TOPOGRAPHIE HISTORIQUE DU VIEUX PARIS: REGION DU BOURG SAINT-GERMAIN
by BERTY, A.
1876. BERTY, A., rev. L.-M. TISSERAND. TOPOGRAPHIE HISTORIQUE DU VIEUX PARIS: REGION DU BOURG SAINT-GERMAIN. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1876. Lacks p. 64, 100, 102-104, 264. xxviii + 423 pp. with missing pages as noted. 4to., green cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Histoire Generale de Paris: Collection de Documents publiee sous les auspices de L'Edilite Parisienne. Double page maps, engravings of architecture and streets. As is. Foxing throughout,some pages unopened.
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RELEVES DE MONUMENTS ANCIENS DU NORD VIET-NAM
by BEZACIER, Louis
1959. BEZACIER, Louis. RELEVES DE MONUMENTS ANCIENS DU NORD VIET-NAM: PUBLICATIONS DE L'ECOLE FRANCAISE D'EXTREME-ORIENT, COLLECTION DE TEXTES ET DOCUMENTS, VOLUME VI. Paris: Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient, 1959. XVI pp. booklet, folio, paper wrappers printed in black, followed by 85 b/w plates of various sizes, many folding.
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YOD-HE-VAU-HE: DEATH IS OVERCOME LIFE IS EVERLASTING
by BIEBER, John
1920. BIEBER, John. YOD-HE-VAU-HE: DEATH IS OVERCOME LIFE IS EVERLASTING. Washington, DC: Printed privately, 1920. 256 pp. 8vo., blue cloth stamped in gilt. Externally fine, clean and bright. Some offset tanning to front endpapers. The two large black and white folding charts are detached from the bookblock, and there is a small area of loss in each where the remainder of the image is still attached to the book (ultimately no loss). Spiritual prophecy.
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JAHRBUCH DER JUNGEN KUNST. Volume 1, 1920
by BIERMANN, Georg, hrsg
1920. BIERMANN, Georg, hrsg. JAHRBUCH DER JUNGEN KUNST. [Volume 1.] Leipzig: Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1920. The Jahrbuch was a yearly survey of contemporary developments in European visual arts that was published from 1920 to 1924. This is the first issue. It is comprised of many articles illustrated with many quality black and white reproductions, and eight original prints. The original prints include four lithographs, one each by Max Pechstein (Fischerhafen), Erich Waske (Sonnenaufgang), Max Burchartz (Frau vor dem Fenster),... Read More
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October 1970 issue of Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖
by Bijutsu Shuppansha 美術出版社
1970. Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖 Bijutsu Shuppansha 美術出版社 Tokyo October 1970 21 x 14.5cm October 1970 issue of Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, a Japanese art magazine (lit. “fine art notebook”) that was first published in 1948 and continues today. 276 pages of Japanese text, black and white photo reproductions and advertisements. Cover artwork is an artistic image of a woman in front of a red background, attributed to Masayoshi Sukita, with the title above it in red. Next to the... Read More
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JINGLES, JOKES, AND FUNNY FOLKS
by BINGHAM, Clifton
1898. BINGHAM, Clifton. JINGLES, JOKES, AND FUNNY FOLKS. Illustrated by Louis WAIN. New York: McLoughlin Bros. [1898]. New Chimney Corner Series no. 37 1/2. [32 pp.] Small 4to., color illustrated stapled wrappers. Small 1/2 inch chip to top front corner near spine, 2 1/2 inch closed tear to rear wrapper with no loss. B/w title page and illustrations. Light soil to title page. Wain's anthropomorphized cats and dogs abound, including a baseball playing cat, owls, elephants, and mice. Very... Read More
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ARTISTIC JAPAN: A MONTHLY ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL OF ARTS AND INDUSTRIES
by (BING, S.)
1888. (BING, S.) ARTISTIC JAPAN: A MONTHLY ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL OF ARTS AND INDUSTRIES. Compiled by S. Bing. London: Sampson Low, (1888)-1891. Folio. Six volumes bound in Five.Three-quarter green cloth over pictorial boards. Stamped and ruled in gilt to spine. All 36 issues of this journal, bound without pictorial covers. With 346 of 347 plates (one plate torn in half) and numerous other illustrations. Cloth worn at extremities. Volume IV sunned on spine. Pages toned. An important work in the... Read More
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DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY
by DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY
1885. DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., v.d. (1885-1900). First edition. In 72 volumes, together with 1. 3 supplementary volumes New York: MacMillan & Co., 1901 2. A concluding volume containing an Index and Epitome of the whole 1903 3. An errata volume 1904. These and all of the above volumes very good in brown cloth, some library book plate, none with external markings. 4. Second Supplement 3 volumes... Read More
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HOME! SWEET HOME!
by BISHOP, Henry R.
1823. [SHEET MUSIC] BISHOP, Henry R., music, with lyrics credited to John Howard Payne. HOME! SWEET HOME! -- the breakout hit from the musical play CLARI (1823) that became a constant of the theater, concert hall, and parlor into the twentieth century (Grimstead, ANB). We offer four undated, ealy American sheet music editions, circa 1823-1835, in a custom black cloth portfolio with ribbon ties. HOME! SWEET HOME! Sung by Miss M. Tree, in CLARI, or The Maid of Milan,... Read More
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WERKE IN AUSWAHL
by BISMARK, Otto Von
1962. BISMARK, Otto Von. WERKE IN AUSWAHL. Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer Verlag, 1962. 8 volumes bound in nine. Published on the 100th anniversary of Bismark taking power in Prussia. 8vo., biege cloth-covered boards. A fine set, in the dust jackets and slipcases.
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COMMENTARIES ON THE LAWS OF ENGLAND. IN FOUR BOOKS
by BLACKSTONE, William
1794. BLACKSTONE, Sir William. COMMENTARIES ON THE LAWS OF ENGLAND. IN FOUR BOOKS. Dublin: Printed for L. White, William Jones, and John Rice, 1794. 12th edition, with additions by John Williams. var. pp. 12mo., full calf with gilt red and black morocco spine labels. Calf worn, a few cracked joints. Foxing to frontispiece and title page, Vol. I; light foxing to preliminaries and end matter in the others, with occasional foxing to the text. Gilt labels bright. A sound,... Read More
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